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The 'Known Unknowns' of Gen Y
This story accompanies Head of the Class.
Taking a page from Donald Rumsfeld and his various options to determine who knows what and when, we've put together a brief list of some incidents and items many Gen Yers -- typically designated as those born between 1977 and 1994 -- may be unaware of. * Inserting a VHS tape into a VCR to record something * 8-track cartridges * Watching TV on a network's schedule * Not knowing who is calling you on the phone * Polaroid instant cameras * Changing the TV channel without a remote * A time before Super Bowls, AIDS or cable news channels * The sound of a modem connecting * Dot-matrix printers * Mainframe computer terminals * Print encyclopedias * Banks before ATMs * When spam was a meat product (or Monty Python sketch) * Typewriters * Rotary-dial telephones * TV before "reality TV" Source for much of the list is a July 22, 2009 Geek Dad column by Nathan Barry on Wired.com. February 1, 2010 Copyright 2010© LRP Publications |
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